Window-seat.



H. C. TANABE.

wmoow SEAT. AFPLICATWN FlLED NOV. 3. 1911- 1,280,581. Patented (m. 1,1918. 2 S.HEETS-SHEET LL H. C. TANABE. WINDOW SEAT.

APPLICMION FILED NOV. 3. I917,

Patented (m. 1, 1918.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

'I-IAKULYO CHUI-IACHI Taiwan, "or rmanysvrttn, CALIFORNIA, 'nssienon orown- THIRD r0 KINJIRO sAsAx r mnnYsvmLE, CALIFORNIA.

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Application filed November-3,1917; swam. 2oo,13o.,

To an whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HAKuLro GH HAQHI TANABE, a citizen of the JapaneseEmpire, residing at Marysville, inthe county of Yuba and State ofCalifornia, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Window- Seats,of whichthe following is a specification. q a

This invention relates to a Window seat which is capable of beingremovably secured to the outside. of a window and aims to provide adevice which may be quickly and easilyfconverted into va rocking chair.

' The primary object of the inventionis to provide an article, capableof the above set forth uses, which may be easily and quickly folded intoa compact form when not in use.

The invention. also comprehends the novel form of supporting meanspivoted to the platform which supports a seat,the1supporting .meansbeing adapted for contact beneath the window and being capable of havingits contacting end removably secured to the front of the platform,whereby the supporting means will serve as rockers. 7

The invention also provides novel means of adjusting the supportingmeans to adjust rthe window seat into horizontal; position,

which means consists of a flexible element carried by the supportingmeans and ad: justably engaging the platform.-

The invention further comprehendsa novel "form of s'eatsupportwhich ispivotally secured to the standard carried by the platform, the seatsupport consisting of af U- shaped frame engageable-with-the front'endoftheseat. w The invention further. consistsof the following noveldetails of construction and ar-' rangement of parts, hereinafter morefully described-and illustrated in the in drawings, in -whicha q igure 1is a perspective view of the invention in use as a window seat; a Fig. 2is asimilar view showing the same getached from engagement with the win-OW I, I ,V Fig; 3 is a perspective view of the invention in use as arockingchair; and

Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing the same folded. v x r z Referring indetail to; the 'drawings,-the numeral'lO designates a pairofparallelside bars, preferably formed of angle iron.-

These side bars are connected together by accomp any: I

which supportsthe various parts of the combined hair and seat and bymeans of which the seat may be supported adjacent to the window casing.

',Pivotally secured to one end of the platform by means of a rod 12which passes Patented Oct. 1 1918.

through the side bars 10, is a pair of stand- 'ards 13. These standardsare spaced apart by an end bar 14 and an intermediate bar l5,. -the;standards being furtherbraced by cross-bars 16, one end of each of thesebars being ivotally mounted upon the rod 12, while t eir opposite endsare secured to the standards 13. The ends of the standards 13 which arepivoted to the side bars 10 are curved asshown at 17, so as to space thesaid standards from said side bars when the device is folded, as will beseen by reference to Fig. 4 of the drawings. 7

\ Pivotally secured to the side bars 10 as shown at 18, are a pair of dagonally arranged braces 19, the upper bars of which are curved at theupper end as shown at 20 and pivotally mounted upon the rod 14. The barsforming the braces 19 are offset as shown at 21 and are further rovidedat this ofiset point with a pivot joint 22, so, as to enable the twosections of which each of the braces is formed to be folded togetherwhen the invention is in the position shown in Fig. 4; In order to limitthe movement of the-sections ofthe braces 19 in the direction oppositethat shown Fig. 4, theupper section of each of the braces has securedthereto a stop member 23, consisting of a U-shaped element rigidlysecured to the'said upper section and adapted to receive the upper endof the lower section whenthe, parts are in the position shown in Figs.1, 2 and 3. 5 The offset portion 21 ofthe bars 19'forms a space for thereception of the seat 24. This seat comprises a'pair of side bars 25,each having one of their ends pivotally mounted upon the rod 15, theseside bars 25 being connected by means of slats 26, which 1 together withthe bars 25 form the seat 24:.

The end of the seat opposite that which is pivfotedto the'bar 15 issupported by means of a U-shaped member 27, the width of this memberbeing such as to permit it to receive 7 the seat 24, the base of the Uengaging the under side of the seat.. Theopposite end of this U shapedmember is pivotally mounted upon the rod 14, so that by slightlyelevatin the forward end of the seat 24, the memlier 27 may bedisengagedfrom the seat and folded upon the back of the stairards 13 as" shown inFigtfiof thedraw'ingsf The ends oftheside bars lO'opposite that to whichthe standards 13 are secured, are,

which are substantially u-shaped in. crosssection and which havepivotally mounted thereon upon the pivot '2'9-l10'oks 30, these hooksbeing adaptedto engage over the inside of the sill oftlie window" casii1g='.; By pivoting the hooks ii'r-the manner-"shown they are capable ofbeing foldedFup beneath the side bars when not iii-use a ndfar'e held insuch'folded positi'on by means of hooks or-"chains 31 carried by -thesidebars 10. Secured beneaththe side barslOat' the angular connection[of the extensions 28 therewith are rubber or ot-herbuffers 32, so thatthe said bars will-not mar the finish of the window sill.

Pivotally mounted "upon each "endzoff the rod 12 is one of a pair ofrockers 33, these rockers being formed with extensions 34 which provideshort legs for the rear end of the chair." The rockers 33"are curved andcarry near their opposite ends short legs; '35, which are designed toberemovably secured beneath the side bars '10'by meansofbolts 36. Thefront extremities of'the rockers 33 are connected by means of therod37,these extremities being formed to have 'removably positionedthereon as shown'at 38'jand 39; a bar .40. 'This baris designedfen-engage: ment with the wall of'l-the building below the window, whenthe 'de vic'eis in use as a window seat. 1 1' s In order to adjust theseat toa horiiontal position when it' is connected to the win dow, therod 37 has'se'cured thereto a fie'xible element 41, in'the form of achainfone end ofwhich is engageable withi'a hook 43 carried by 'a rod 44mounted beneath the front slat 11 and forming a pivot bymeans of whichthe side bars 10 are connected to thebars 19. ,7 Removably secured uponthe rods; v 14 and 15, through the medium of fastening-device's l5 and4:6 respectively is a bacli7', whieh is designed foruse whentheinventionis converted into a'ro'cking' chair.'- j It is believed thatfrom'theforegoing description, when read in connectionwiththeaccompanying drawings, the operationand advantages of the inventionwill-be appar{ ent, The right j is reserved to make such changes intheformv and proportion-thereof-as will fallwithin-the scope of the claimshereto appended; I

'Having describedthe invention}, 'wha't'is claimed is':'-' I I 1 F H 1.A combined rocking chairand window seat "embodying a platform, seatarranged above said, platform; earned one Sa ient naearent: mytewutaiae'rrtreve balms endof the platform for engagementwiththefwindowl casing, curved-bars carried by the" oppositeendbf saidplatform for en- I p A ,gagement beneath the window to support formedwith right angular eXtenSiOn's'QS,

said platform and means whereby the iiiived bars may be connected tothep latform to form rockers.

21A coinbin'ed rooking chair and window seat embodying a platform, aseat arranged above said platform, meanscarriedby one end of the 1atcrmfor engagement with thewindow'easing, a supporting frame secured to saidplatform, said frame comprising afpair ofveurved crossed bars having oneof their ends pivotally secured to the platform and-their opposite endsconnected by a bar and means whereby the supporting frame may beconnected to the platform to form rockers'. 1; e a 1 j 3'. eombinedrocking chair-and window seat embodying a'platform, a seat arrangedabove said platforn1,means carried by: one end of the platform for:engagement with the window'casing, curved bars carried by the oppositeend of said platform foren;

curing said platform to a window casing, combined rockers and platform:supporting means carried by the platform, aseat pivot'all'y support-ed"above said platform and means pivoted to the seatsupporti'ng means 1 andengageable with said. seat for holding the latter i'nposition;

f 5': 1 A combinedrocking ehair and window seatvv embodying a platform,means for securingsaid platform to a window casing,

combined rockers and platform supporting means carried by said platform,a seat'pivotally supported above sai'dplatform and a U-shapedframepivoted to the seat supporting-means 'and engageable with said seatfor holding'thelatter in'pos'ition';

6. A combined rockingcha'irand' window seat embodying a platform,'meansfor se curing said platform to a window casing, curved bars pivotallysecured to the opposite end of said latform and adapted to be removablysecured adjacent the opposite end of" the platform to form: rockers,standards also pivota' lly secured to the platform", a seat pivotallysecured to said standards and foldable side bars pivotally connectingsaid standards and said platform.

I In testimony whereof I afiix my s'ignature;

fHAK-ULTO eannaein- TANABE.

ea'chhbgvi'taafiresmgithe commandant rate-ate,

Washington, D. O.

